The newspaper reported Ramondo arrived in his hometown of Las Cruces Sunday after driving 24 hours from East Lansing.

"It was a great experience to get last year under my belt," the 6-foot-5, 320-pound Ramondo told the Sun-News.

"I'm trying to come (to New Mexico State) because this is home."

New Mexico State is located in Las Cruces. Ramondo told the Sun-News he intends to finalize his transfer with Aggies coach DeWayne Walker Monday, and wasn't certain if he'd be on scholarship next season, as he was at Michigan State.

A Michigan State spokesman said Sunday night he couldn't immediately confirm Ramondo's departure.

Ramondo was hoping to vie for a spot in the two-deep with the Spartans. He had one tackle, resulting in a 3-yard loss, in Michigan State's spring game.